Shoe heel



1943- c. A. BAUER 2,328,523

SHOE HEEL Filed July 24, 1940 INVENTOR.

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Patented Aug. 31, 1943 FFICE I V SHOE HEEL Charles A. Bauer, Newburg, Ind., assignor to The Cardinal Corporation poration of Indiana ,;Evansville, Ind, a cor- Application July 24, 1940,-Serial No. 347,103

(Cl. lid-34) 6 Claims.

My invention relates to shoe heels and particularly to decorative high heels for womens shoes. It is the object of my invention to produce a shoe heel of a novel and attractive appearance not easily damaged by injuries apt to be sustained in wear. A further object of my invention is to produce a shoe heel which can quickly and economically be finished in any desired color to match the shoe to which it is to be attached.

In carrying out my invention, I form the body of the heel of a transparent molded plastic material such as cellulose acetate, making the heelbody hollow and shaping the interior to conform generally to the shape of the exterior so that the walls will be of substantially uniform thickness, and I apply to the inner surface of the heel-body an opaque coating of any desired color. The heel-body may be secured to the shoe, and a lift may be secured to the heel-body, in any convenient manner.

The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention: Fig. 1 is a fragmental side elevation of a shoe with a portion of the heel broken away to illustrate one manner in which the lift and heelbody may be secured together and to the shoe; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The heel-body Ii) illustrated in the drawing is formed of a transparent plastic material, such as cellulose acetate. Exteriorly, the heel-body H) ha the form of the conventional high heel for womens shoes, and may be made in a variety of heights and sizes. The body In is hollow, its interior conforming generally to the shape of the exterior so that the Walls of the heel-body will be of substantially uniform thickness throughout their height.

The heel-body it, formed as just described, is finished by applying to its inner surface an opaque coating ll of any desired color. Desirably, the coating material includes, in addition to the desired pigment, a liquid solvent for the material of which the heel-body is formed. Such a coating not only adheres well to the inner surface of the heel-body, but is of uniform appearance as viewed through the transparent material from which the heel-body is formed.

If desired, the inner surface of theheel-body may be provided with a decorative design in relief, such design preferably being of a character which may be formed by properly shaping a core withdrawable through the larger open end of the heel-body. By way of example, the heel-body illustrated in the drawing is shown as provided interiorly with elongated channels l2 of arcuate cross-section disposed in parallel, generally vertical planes. When viewed exteriorly of theheel, after having been coated, such channels present the appearance of vertically extending ribs.

The heel may be held in position on the shoe in any convenient manner. The securing means illustrated in the drawing comprises a base [5 which is secured to the shoe and which is shaped to fit within the upper end of the interior of the heel-body, and a screw l6 which passes upwardly through the lift I! and through the interior of the heel-body ill into co-operative association with a nut I8 countersunk into the upper surface of the base 15.

A shoe heel such as that described possesses the advantage of a highly attractive and novel appearance. In addition, the finish of the heelbody, being on the inside, is not subject to injury as by scratching; and scratches or other injuries which the heel-body may sustain on its exterior surface are very inconspicuous if not altogether invisible because of the fact that the bulk of the light reflected from the heel is reflected from its inner coated surface. Because of the refraction of light at the curved side and rear faces of the heel, the casual observer is not aware of the fact that the visible coating material is displaced inwardly from the outer surface of the heel-body. Because any heel-body can be quickly coated in any desired color, it is not necessary to maintain a stock of heels finished in different colors or made from material of different colors.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a shoe-heel, a hollow body portion having an open upper end adapted for attachment to a shoe and an open lower end adapted for attachment to a lift, said body portion being formed of molded transparent plastic with its interior conforming generally to the shape of the exterior whereby the walls of the body portion will be of approximately uniform thickness throughout substantially the entire height thereof, the inner surface of said body portion being provided with design-forming recesses and a coating of opaque material applied to the inner surface of the body portion and visible through the walls thereof.

2. In a shoe-heel, a hollow body portion having its upper end adapted for attachment to a shoe and its lower end for attachment to a lift, said body portion being formed of molded transparent plastic with its interior conforming generally to the shape of the exterior whereby the walls of the body portion will be of approximately uniform thickness throughout substantially the entire height thereof, the inner surface of said body portion being provided with designforming recesses and a coating of opaque material applied to the inner surface of the body portion and visible throughout the walls thereof.

3. A moulded shoe heel formed of translucent or transparent thermoplastic material provided with one or more large spaced cavitieshaving outer walls within and complementary to'adjacent curved surfaces of the heel and extending a substantial distance downwardly from the heel seat, the walls of said recess having irregularlight-reflecting surfaces.

gated and disposed in parallel, general vertical 4. In a shoe heel, a hollow bodyportionhaving an open upper end adapted forattachmentto a shoe, said body portion being formed of planes; and a coating; of materiakapplied to the inner surface of the body portion and visible through the walls thereof.

5. The invention set forth in claim 1 with the addition that said recesses are elongated and disposed in parallel, generally vertical planes.

6. =Tlie invention set forth in claim 2 with the addition that-said recesses are elongated and disposed in parallel; generally vertical planes.

CHARLES A. BAUER. 

